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disciplines come into play when designing water and wastewater
treatment systems. All of them require the basic understanding
of Fluid Dynamics. When calculating fluid flow through pumps and
piping systems, many things have to be taken into consideration.
The pressure drop through pipe, pressure drop through various
fittings, pipe line velocities, friction head loss, pump suction
line losses, suction head, discharge head, total dynamic head, etc,
etc...
At Hydro-Flo we use a series of sophisticated in house fluid
dynamic modeling programs and calculations to solve for TDH in our
engineered systems. But for those looking for on line
reference info, no one has more on line data than
Engineeringtoolbox.com
Follow these links for
Piping Systems,
Codes and Standards,
Corrosion,
Design Strategies,
Dimensions,
Fluid Flow and Pressure Drop,
Heat Loss and Insulation,
Pressure Ratings,
Temperature Expansion and
Valve Standards.
Follow this link for
Fluid Mechanics.
Another useful site is engineersedge.com. Follow the link
below for all kinds of data on fluid dynamics.
Fluids Flow Hydraulic and Pneumatic Knowledge Menu - Engineers Edge
NOTE: There are many on line
resources for engineers solving particular fluid dynamic issues.
While having access to all of this on line information is
beneficial, misapplication is commonplace.
There are many criteria to be taken
into account when designing a clarifier, a pumping system, an
oil/water separator or other piece of wastewater treatment
equipment. Many designers will solve for what they believe
to be the major aspect of the overall fluid dynamic problem
when, most of the time, there are multiple contributing factors
that need to be taken into account.
For example, when designing a clarifier
or oil/water separator the major aspect of the design is total
projected surface area. While it is true that these
devices need to have a minimum projected surface area to be
effective, there are many other fluid dynamic issues that play a
major part in the overall operating efficiency of these devices.
Make sure that you take all known
issues into account when solving for any fluid dynamic problem.
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